The Irish standard., 1887-11-19

on the outside OF the Car, deemlng dis
cretion the better part Of va!or, took TO
their heels and tied. The rescuers now
had the van, but the question was how
to get Captain Deasey and Colonel Ke]-
ly out of it, The doors were locked,
and the keys were in the possession OF:
Sergeant Brett, who was himself with
open the door was unproductive Of re-
suits, and the next moment I; pistol
shot was fired into the key hole in The
hope of breaking the lock. 1t failed to
do that, but it found Judgement in the
brain of Brett, who fell to the door Of
the van mortal!y wounded. When ar
other demand was made for the keys
by the rescuers, a woman, who was III
the van as. a prisoner, took then out of
| the dying sergeaut's pocketand hand
ed them out through the yentilator.
The door Of the Black Maria was at
once opened, and one OF the rescuers
hurried in to unlock the compartments
in which the prisoners were confined.
Captain Deasey and Colonel Kelly, as
soon as they Were released. We're hur-
ried away by their friends, and the res"
cuers at once scattered, not, however,
until some of them had teen maltreated
by crowd Of coWardly Engiis1inen,
who set upon individual rescuass AFTER
their comrades had separated, and wsCs
made special target Of the brave Irish
men who opened the doors OF the VAN
and led the prisoner out OF its compart~
ments. The news Of the daring rescue
soon reached Manchester, from which
place it was telegraphed all over eng
land, injunctions being given the
police everywhere to be On the look
out for the escaped prisoners. But
Scotland Yard was doomed to s.e con1-
pletely baff1ed. Neither police, rnilit--
ary nor detective vigilance availed to re-
capture Kelly and Deasey, though, as
might be expected. arrests OF suspected
persons were numerous. Before the
sun rose on the Following day no less
than sixty Irishmen were in jail.
charged with comp]icity in tbs rescue
and the muyuer Of Sergeant Brett, who
died ln d hospital two hours after ne
was shot. Of course, many Of the az.
rested persGns had 10 difficulty III PROV
ing their innocence, but when the pre-
li1ninayy investigation into the affair
began in the courts, OIL the 18th nf yep
tember, "a week after the rescue, no less
than twenty eight individuals, and all
OF them securely chained daring the
whole proceedings. were brought before
MAGISTRATE Fowler, who committed
them all to stand their trial Ola the
charge of wilfnl ajd premedltated
murder. About q month Later, or 10
give the ex ct date, ON Monday, the
2sth of October, 1867, five individuals
were placed on trial in the assize court
at Manchester for completely in the res-
cue Of Deasey aud Kelly and in tt1e at
tendant murder of Sergeant Brett,
These individuals were Edward
O,Meag!ler Condor, then passing nm
der the name Of Shore, and whose sub
sequent historyis too we'll known TO cali
for any recitation Of it here, Thomas
Mcclure and the famous trio OF mar
tyrs. Allen, Larkin and O'Brien. The
latter parsonage, who was known also
as Michael Gonll, was a native OF the
county Cork, having been born near
Ballycornada. After the eviction OF bis
parents from their holding in 1856,
Young O'Brien went to Y0ughal, where
no served as {, draper's apprentice for
some time, and be afterwards worked
in 4 large drapery establishment III
Cork. Life in Ireland not being Who'll
]y to his taste, he came to this country
and, like many another Ct his race,
entered the northern army at the out
break of the southern rebellion in 1861.
His bravery iii battle led to his pro-
motion from the ranks to the post Of
lieutenant, and, when the war was
ended. in 1865, he returned TO his OLD
employment, working in q large dra--
perv establishment in Cork until the
time Of the Fenian rising, when he
disappeared an! was not heard of by
his neighbors until his arrest for par
ticipation in the Manchester rescue.
Michael Larkin was belniE 5Luhemagb,
in Kings county, ard was the son OF
a well-to.do trader. who gave him an
excellent education, and subsequently,
took him into business with himself.
Up, the year 1858 he remained in his
native county, residing most of the
time at, Parsonstown. In that year he
crossed to England, where he married
and abided until 1867, when the death
of his father called him back to- Ire-Is
land After settling up u fairs at
home, he again. returned 3tn England.
only to find llimself : uspected of being
engaged iD iiiD The II Manchests matter and \
arrested the pafte pIa 81
The. trial lasted tire VI
proceedings were
usual anoilnt q WearAig